Wednesday, June 11, 2008

Close to Him

I was answering a few emails this morning, and found myself writing some thoughts on God to a girl who wrote me to ask about how HN is doing... I thought they were worth posting...

To be honest, some days I feel closer to God than others. I think that's fairly normal. I have ups and downs with my relationship with Him... however.... He's always there when I need him, and I'm getting better at talking to him in the good times as well... not just when I need help.

Like any other relationship, it seems to mature with time. As I've gotten older, I've relaxed a little bit.... It's like a friendship with a best friend.... It doesn't seem to be about striving to be close, as much as it is just about taking time... and He will draw near as a result. You know what I mean? You don't try to be close to your best friend... You just are close, as a result of the time you've spent together, and how open you've been with each other.

One huge thing I've learned is that he never leaves us.... which is actually pretty astounding. It's kind of hard to wrap our mind around the notion of unconditional love. I think that's why we pull away from Him sometimes... We feel unworthy of such a love... and while we are unworthy, He is always reaching for us... wanting to be our best friend... wanting to love us no matter what. How cool is that.

3 comments:

ChrisBCrazy said...

Good thoughts. While we may be UNWORTHY we need to remember that we're always WORTH it to Him.

Giggles said...

these are ahmasing
mind if i borrow these thoughts sometime? i'd totally give you credit. i'd even link them and everything...

ykjunebug said...

It's always ironic how somebody is saying the exact thing you're feeling.

Thanks for that. : )